This one may seemed a bit rushed, but I'm really busy today, so next chapter I will list the reviewers and the story alerters(not a word, I know) next chapter...
For Disclaimer, Warnings, and Pairings see first chapter...
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Business is Business, no Pleasure or Love
Ch 3: Meet Uzumaki Naruto and his Freedom
Uzumaki Naruto sighed as he walked out of another hotel, it was the same thing, either he didn't have enough money, or no vacancy...
"Mommy?" a little girl with pale blue eyes and black hair whispered.
"Yeah Liberty?" He questioned, his voice heavy with an accent.
She looked up at him, "I'm hungry." she whined.
Naruto sighed again, "You know we spent the last bit of money on food two days ago."
Liberty looked down, her stomach growled almost painfully, and she knew her mommy's did too, since he barely ate when they did buy the food. She looked up smiling slightly, maybe someone would give them food. Her eyes landed on a house that looked familiar, large, white, and odd shaped, it looked like the house that was in the pictures he would show her. Her smile widened as she started running off towards the house.
"Liberty!" Naruto yelled, as she ran off down the sidewalk, her pigtails flying behind her, "Where are you going?" He ran off behind her, hoping that she didn't get hurt.
She giggled slightly and ran up the steps of the house and rang the doorbell.
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'Finally!' Sasuke thought happily as he sat back on the couch, 'We're done.'
"So, Sasuke, anyone in particular that you plan on choosing?" Iruka asked, sitting in a chair beside the couch.
"Well, " Sasuke said closing his eyes, "I was thinking about calling Haku back, he seemed like the only remotely normal one."
"What about a child? He didn't have any siblings, or children."
"No, well, I- damn...I guess we'll have to hold more interviews."
The doorbell rang loudly through the house.
"Iruka, you said that no one else had an appointment."
"No one else does..." Iruka said confused.
"Then who is it?"
"I have no clue, but I'll go see."
Iruka got up and walked towards the door, just before he opened it, he heard a shout of 'Liberty' and the sound of running. Sasuke must have heard it too, because he walked up behind Iruka.
Iruka opened the door, and there stood a little girl with pale blue eyes and black hair in pigtails.
"Hi." She said smiling, and waving.
Iruka looked at her, "Hi." he replied back..
"You're house is very pretty."
"Thank you, can I help you?"
"Um..Well.." She said looking down a bit, "I was wondering if you had any food that me and mommy could have..."
Iruka looked confused.
"You see...we spent the last bit of money on food two days ago and now we don't have any-"
"Liberty! How many times do I have to tell you not to run off like that? This is New York, you could get hurt...or kidnaped, or killed." An accented voice said.
Both Iruka and Sasuke looked to where the voice had came from. A blond man stood at the bottom of the steps, panting slightly, his blond hair was mussed from the wind, and sweat ran down his tan face from the sun.
"I'm sorry," he said walking up the steps, "She hasn't bothered you has she?"
"Are you this girl's father?" The brown haired man asked.
Naruto opened his mouth to answer, but was cut off by Liberty.
"No he's my mommy!"
Naruto blushed, "Liberty, come on, what made you even bother these two?"
"I was trying to get us some food, cause' we can't get any from the stores and stuff, and I know you're hungry cause you barely ate anything when we did get food..."
"Liberty...its not important, now come on, lets go. Sorry to bother you." Naruto says looking at Iruka and Sasuke. He grabbed Liberty's hand and started pulling her down the steps.
"Wait!"
Naruto turned back around towards the voice.
"What's your name? " The brown haired man asked.
He hesitated for a bit, then felt Liberty pull on his hand, "Uzumaki Naruto."
"I'm Iruka Umino." The brown haired man, said holding out a hand.
Naruto hesitantly shook it, "Nice to meet you, Iruka-san."
"Would you like to come in?" Naruto's eyes snapped up to the top of the steps where the voice came from.
"U-um..." Naruto stuttered out.
"Yeah!" Liberty said pulling her hand away and running up the steps.
"Liberty! Get back here! We need to be going!"
"You don't have anywhere to be going? From what your daughter said, you don't have any money for food, so why not come in and get some?"
"I-I don't even know your name."
He smirked and stepped down one step above the blond, "I'm Sasuke Uchiha." He held out his hand, when the blond took it, he placed a kiss on the back of it. "Nice to meet you...Naruto..."
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I planned on stopping it here, but I wanted this chapter to be longer so..here's both chappies!
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Once inside, a very nervous Naruto and a giggling Liberty sat on the couch, a tray of food in front of them.
"So...Naruto...your accent...and the way you talk, you're Japanese right?" Iruka asked, interested.
"Hai Iruka-san."
"When did you first come to the United States?"
Naruto's eyes darkened at Iruka's question, "Eight years ago."
"Ah-hem..anyway, Naruto, I have a proposition...my brother, he's coming back to see if I'm able enough to keep the company, and we agreed on some requirements, one of them being I have a mutual partner of some kind..."
The blond blushed, his eyes widening, "W-what?"
"I'm asking you to act as my husband, while my brother is here...then at the end of the month, you and Liberty can leave, with ten thousand dollars..."
"How do I act as your husband?" Naruto asked looking slightly at Sasuke then back at the floor.
"Well...You see, its quite simple...you just wear a ring, throw out a few 'I love you's' and maybe a kiss or two and some cuddling, that's all."
Naruto seemed to be as red as a tomato. "Um...well, I don't know...I mean, I don't know you all that well...and...er..."
"Come on Mommy. Please? I like Iruka-san, and Sasuke-san is cool!"
Sasuke smirked, "See, even your daughter likes the idea."
Naruto sighed, "Fine, if she's okay with it."
Iruka clapped his hands together, "Alright, now, we have two days to make this work, Liberty, you're going to come with me, and Naruto, you go with Sasuke..."
"What are we getting Iruka-san?" Liberty asked looking up at him.
"Toys, clothes and other stuff to make you fell at home."
"What about Mommy? What are him and Sasuke-san going to do?"
Iruka smiled, "Don't worry Liberty...they're going to get the same things as we are..."
Liberty smiled and walked out the door as Iruka opened it for her, "Have fun you two!"
"Bye Mommy, Sasuke-san!"
Naruto watched her as she walked down the steps, "Be careful Liberty, and do what Iruka-san says!"
"Don't worry Naruto, Iruka loves kids, she'll be fine, now...lets go too, we need to get to the jewelers..."
"Jewelers?"
Sasuke nodded and led Naruto out to his car.
Naruto carefully got into the passenger seat of Sasuke's black sports car.
This was going to be one long month...
Ta-da! I present to you chapter 3...please do review...and I apologize for my lateness in updating..but I am now working my ass off to pay for two Projeckt Revolution Tour tickets..which is 120 dollars...so yeah...but I want to go...so I can see HIM.../sighs/ Ville Valo...
Well...see ya later!
Next Time: Chapter 4: Countdown Day One, What a Hectic Day...
